# Kandwara Village, Kiratpur, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kiratpur, Darbhanga 

# Kandwara

Kandwara is a village in Kiratpur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,570 people in 281 households**, the 12th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%.

- 1,570people (2011)
- 281households
- 44.8%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Kandwara PIN code and other codes

Kandwara falls in Kiratpur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNarkatia Bhandari
- Community development blockKiratpur
- Census village code227792

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kandwara from nearby towns?

- Kiratpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)78 km by road
- Benipur (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kandwara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kandwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biraul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kandwara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kandwara

Of every 100 households in Kandwara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kandwara · ■ Kiratpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****2%**

**26%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kandwara?

■ Kandwara · ■ Kiratpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.8%**

**49.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**940

Working population ****44.8%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.3% for men and 29.1% for women. 47% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (7%) · **■** Marginal 597 (85%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kiratpur

- Dhangha3,012 people
- Tarwara2,744 people
- Birdipur2,721 people
- Bhobhaul1,820 people
- Tatari1,469 people
- Bhandaria1,133 people
- Narkatia1,085 people
- Bholi919 people

[All 17 villages in Kiratpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kiratpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kandwara from Darbhanga?78 km by road
- What is the population of Kandwara?1,570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandwara in?Darbhanga district (Kiratpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kandwara?44.8% (Census 2011)